Gold price drops to near $2,000 on hawkish Fed comments
Gold is now at its lowest in 2024 after starting the year around the $2,065/oz. level.
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Vale considers shorter CEO term for Bartolomeo
According to Valor Econômico, the federal government is attempting to appoint former Brazilian Minister of Finance Guido Mantega as a Vale executive director.
China’s CBC increases stake in Bolivia lithium mining
The agreement provides for a further $90 million investment.
Iron ore futures retreat amid weak China data
The benchmark February iron ore on the Singapore Exchange slid 2.6% to $125.95 a metric ton.
Lithium venture in Chile in talks with EV firms to invest in mine project
A joint venture valued at $1.5 billion to $2 billion that wants to become Chile’s third lithium producer is in talks with investors to bankroll its project.
First Quantum submits copper mine preservation plan to Panama government
First Quantum said the preservation plan at Cobre Panama entailed costs estimated at "tens of millions of dollars a month."
Los Pelambres boosted Antofagasta copper production in 2023
It stepped up production at Los Pelambres after overcoming water issues at the operation, which is nearing the end of Phase 1 expansion.
Original features of Vale’s tailings dam may have been responsible for failure – study
Certain features of the tailings dam at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in Brumadinho may have been the cause of the accident that killed 270 people.
Albemarle to cut jobs, halt expansions and sell stake in Liontown
The world's top lithium producer expects to reduce costs by $95m a year by reducing expenses, cutting jobs and selling unwanted assets.
